Introduction to Criminal Justice: Final Exam
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Answers
Procedural - CORRECT ANSWER - The processes followed by police, prosecutors, and
judge as well as the rights possessed by suspects and defendants are defined by___________
criminal law.
Actus rues - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following indicates that for a crime to
occur there must be an act of commission or omission by the accused?
Administrative regulations - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws and rule made by federal, state,
and local agencies are called
An Inchoate Offense - CORRECT ANSWER - An act can be deemed criminal if it could
eventually lead to harm that the law seeks to prevent. This is called
Actus Reus - CORRECT ANSWER - For an act to be a crime, the intent and the act just
exist simultaneously. This is called
Men Rea - CORRECT ANSWER - If a person has a guilty mind or a blameworthy state of
mind , this describes the element of
Substantive - CORRECT ANSWER - The definition of crimes and people eligible for
punishment are spelled out in ___________ criminal law.
Attendant circumstances, mens Rea, and acts reus - CORRECT ANSWER - The elements
of a crime consist of
Malice Aforethought - CORRECT ANSWER - The phrase that distinguished murder from
non-negligent manslaughter is
, Force - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is a neccessary elements in the
definition of rape?
Strict Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - A major exception to the mens Rea principle is
called
Police officer entices a citizen to commit a crime that he or she was not predisposed to commit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Entrapment occurs when a
Necessity - CORRECT ANSWER - When people break the law in order to save
themselves or prevent a greater harm, they will likely use the defense of _____ in court.
The insanity defense is rarely used by criminals. - CORRECT ANSWER - Which
following is true about the insanity defense?
Durham Rule - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that insanity may in each case involve a
different combination of many factors at the time the crime is committed is called the
Right- from- Wrong - CORRECT ANSWER - The test used by most states to determine
instant today is called the ___ test.
Fourth - CORRECT ANSWER - Which amendment protects privacy by barring
unreasonable searches by police?
Sixth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - The right to fair trail is found in the
Warren - CORRECT ANSWER - Which chief justice for the U.S Supreme Court led a
legal revolution that expanded the constitutional right of criminal defendants?
1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Procedural - CORRECT ANSWER - The processes followed by police, prosecutors, and
judge as well as the rights possessed by suspects and defendants are defined by___________
criminal law.
Actus rues - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following indicates that for a crime to
occur there must be an act of commission or omission by the accused?
Administrative regulations - CORRECT ANSWER - Laws and rule made by federal, state,
and local agencies are called
An Inchoate Offense - CORRECT ANSWER - An act can be deemed criminal if it could
eventually lead to harm that the law seeks to prevent. This is called
Actus Reus - CORRECT ANSWER - For an act to be a crime, the intent and the act just
exist simultaneously. This is called
Men Rea - CORRECT ANSWER - If a person has a guilty mind or a blameworthy state of
mind , this describes the element of
Substantive - CORRECT ANSWER - The definition of crimes and people eligible for
punishment are spelled out in ___________ criminal law.
Attendant circumstances, mens Rea, and acts reus - CORRECT ANSWER - The elements
of a crime consist of
Malice Aforethought - CORRECT ANSWER - The phrase that distinguished murder from
non-negligent manslaughter is
, Force - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is a neccessary elements in the
definition of rape?
Strict Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - A major exception to the mens Rea principle is
called
Police officer entices a citizen to commit a crime that he or she was not predisposed to commit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Entrapment occurs when a
Necessity - CORRECT ANSWER - When people break the law in order to save
themselves or prevent a greater harm, they will likely use the defense of _____ in court.
The insanity defense is rarely used by criminals. - CORRECT ANSWER - Which
following is true about the insanity defense?
Durham Rule - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that insanity may in each case involve a
different combination of many factors at the time the crime is committed is called the
Right- from- Wrong - CORRECT ANSWER - The test used by most states to determine
instant today is called the ___ test.
Fourth - CORRECT ANSWER - Which amendment protects privacy by barring
unreasonable searches by police?
Sixth Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER - The right to fair trail is found in the
Warren - CORRECT ANSWER - Which chief justice for the U.S Supreme Court led a
legal revolution that expanded the constitutional right of criminal defendants?
